Intro: G, D, Em, D

Verse:G D Em D (ONE STRUM)Dear Mr President, come take a walk with me G DLets pretend, we're just two people and, you're not better than me, Em DI'd like to, ask you some questions if we could, speak honestly.

C C/B Am G DWhat do you feel when you see the homeless on the street?C C/B Am G DWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?C C/B Am Em DWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror? Cadd9 Cadd9Are you proud?

Chorus: G D Am Am/B CHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry? G D Am CHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye? G D Am Am/B CHow do you walk with your head held high? Em D Cadd9Can you even look me in the eye?

And tell me why

Repeat Intro

Verse 2:G DDear Mr president, were you a lonley boyEm DWere you a lonley boy? G DHow can you say, no child is left behind Emwe're not dumb, and we're not blind DThey're all sitting in your cells

while you pave the road to hell

C C/B Am G DWhat kind of father might take his own daughter right away?C C/B Am G DAnd what kind of father might hates his own daughter if she were gay?C C/B Em DI can only imagine what the first lady has to say Cadd9 Cadd9you've come a long way, from whiskey and cocaine

Chorus: G D Am Am/B CHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry? G D Am CHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye? G D Am Am/B CHow do you walk with your head held high? Em D Cadd9Can you even look me in the eye?Bridge: G DLet me tell you 'bot hard work Am Cminimum wage with a baby on the way G DLet me tell you 'bot hard work Am CRe-building your house after the bombs took them away G DLet me tell you 'bout hard work Am Cbuilding a bed out of a cardboard box G D Am Am/B CLet me tell you 'bout hard work, hard work, hard work Em DYou don't know nothing 'bout hard work, hard work Cadd9 Cadd9 (hold)Hard work!

G D Am CHow do you sleep at night?G D Am(hold)Am/B(hold)C(hold) c (hold) GHow do you walk, with your head held high

Ending:G D Em D(hold)Dear Mr president you'd never take a walk with me